, known as Magma Man in some markets, is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese tokusatsu

Tokusatsu

is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....

 television series about a superhero

Superhero

A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...

, the title character, who fights kaiju

Kaiju

is a Japanese word that means "strange beast," but often translated in English as "monster". Specifically, it is used to refer to a genre of tokusatsu entertainment....

 and other villains. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions

Tsuburaya Productions

is a Japanese special effects studio founded in 1963 by special effects wizard Eiji Tsuburaya and was run by his family, until October 2007, when the family sold the company to advertising agency TYO Inc. The studio is best known for producing the original Ultraman TV series, as well as the Ultra...

, the show was broadcast on Nippon Television

Nippon Television

is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...

 from January 7 to July 31, 1973, with a total of 30 episodes. This was also one of several shows Tsuburaya did to celebrate the company's 10th Anniversary (the other two being Ultraman Taro

Ultraman Taro

is the 6th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, this series aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 6, 1973 to April 5, 1974, with a total of 53 episodes....

and Jumborg Ace

Jumborg Ace

is the title superhero of a tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero TV series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the show was broadcast on Mainichi Broadcasting System from January 17 to December 29, 1973, with a total of 50 episodes...

).

Plot

A strange phenomenon happened throughout the world, causing giant, mutant dinosaur

Dinosaur

Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...

s to suddenly appear. The people of the Aban continent, living underground for the last 12,000 years sends a courageous young man named Misakey to live as an archeologist and SAF agent Daisuke Misaki. Whenever monsters and space aliens attack the world, Misaki transforms into Fireman by using the fire-stick, and defends the human race against them.

Cast

• Naoya Makoto as Misakey / Daisuke Misaki / Fireman
• Goro Mutsumi
  Goro Mutsumi
  is a Japanese actor with more than 25 films to his credit. He has also appeared in numerous television shows, especially jidaigeki, in which he specializes in villains, and in tokusatsu...
  
   as Dr.Gunpachi Umino
• Shin Kishida
  Shin Kishida
  Shin Kishida was a Japanese actor, best known for his memorable supporting roles in films and television series.-Biography:...
  
   as Dr.Saburo Mizusima

Kishida wrote screenplays ep.12 as Shin Akegawa.

• Sei Hiraizumi
  Sei Hiraizumi
  is a Japanese actor.Hiraizumi starred as Koichi Matsudo in L: Change the WorLd. and he also starred in Osaka Tough Guys.-External links:* http://info.movies.yahoo.co.jp/detail/typs/id119631/...
  
   as Dr.Futoshi Chiba
• Keiko Kunihara as Mariko Hayama
• Mitsuru Saijō as Fireman (Suit Acting)
• Voice of Fireman by Michihiro Ikemizu
  Michihiro Ikemizu
  is a Japanese voice actor from Kanagawa Prefecture and a graduate of Waseda University who works for Aoni Production.Among his other roles, he has performed the characters Onsen-Mark , Isao Ohta and Kinnikuman Super Phoenix .-TV anime:*Ashita no Joe 2 *Attacker You!...
  
  
• Narraited by Ichirō Murakoshi
  Ichiro Murakoshi
  was a male Japanese voice actor from Tokyo, Japan. He was a Waseda University graduate. His real name was .-Anime:*The Adventures of Tom Sawyer *Doraemon *GeGeGe no Kitaro 1985 *Gekisou Rubenkaiser...
  
  

Opening Song

• Lyrics: Yū Aku
  Yu Aku
  , , was a Japanese lyricist, poet, novelist.He was famous for thousands of his lyrics he contributed to many recording artists since 1967. Mainly during the 1970s, more than 20 of them reached the number-one on the Japanese Oricon chart, and 7 singles sold more than a million copies...
  
  
• Composition: Asei Kobayashi
• Arrangement: Bob Sakuma
• Artists: Masato Shimon
  Masato Shimon
  is a retired Japanese vocalist from Meguro, Tokyo. He is most known for his contributions to the theme songs of various anime and tokusatsu series. In his career, he has sung under the names and . "Masato Shimon" is also his recording name, as he was born with the name...
  
  

Other Song

• Lyrics: Hajime Tsuburaya(as Kyouichi Azuma)
• Composition and Arrangement: Tōru Fuyuki
• Artists: Columbia Yurikago-kai and The Photons

• Lyrics: Kyouichi Azuma
• Composition and Arrangement: Tōru Fuyuki
• Artists: Masato Shimon with The Photons

• Lyrics: Mieko Arima
• Composition and Arrangement: Go Misawa
• Artists: Masato Shimon

Episodes List

External links

• Fireman at the Japan Hero Encyclopedia.